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BCP 70
RFC 3470
Title: Guidelines for the Use of Extensible Markup
Language (XML) within IETF Protocols
Author(s): S. Hollenbeck, M. Rose, L. Masinter
Status: Best Current Practice
Date: January 2003
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Pages: 28
Characters: 64252
I-D Tag: draft-hollenbeck-ietf-xml-guidelines-07.txt
URL: ftp://ftp.rfc-editor.org/in-notes/rfc3470.txt
The Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a framework for structuring data.
While it evolved from Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) -- a
markup language primarily focused on structuring documents -- XML has
evolved to be a widely-used mechanism for representing structured data.
There are a wide variety of Internet protocols being developed; many have
need for a representation for structured data relevant to their
application. There has been much interest in the use of XML as a
representation method. This document describes basic XML concepts,
analyzes various alternatives in the use of XML, and provides guidelines
for the use of XML within IETF standards-track protocols.
This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet
Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.
Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
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